How to change a controls SkinID at runtime (asp.net 2.0)

[stephen.mcallister]

I am toying around with Personalization in asp.net 2.0 and would like
my users to be able to choose a SkinID at runtime.
I have a theme with a default gridview skin and a custom skin.
There are 2 buttons on a Control that I was hoping I could use to
switch the SkinID, but it appears it's not that easy to do during
runtime.

Here is the code I tried to use

protected void imgBtnDefaultColour_Click(object sender,
ImageClickEventArgs e)
{

gvReqListing.SkinID = "";

}
protected void imgBtnSecondColour_Click(object sender,
ImageClickEventArgs e)
{
gvReqListing.SkinID = "gvWebPart";

}

and the error message that I received

The 'SkinId' property cannot be changed dynamically if Page has a
stylesheet theme. For dynamic controls, set the property before calling
ApplyStyleSheetSkin().

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[clintonG]

SkinID can only be assigned in PreInit which is where we also dynamically
assign Themes.

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>I am toying around with Personalization in asp.net 2.0 and would like
my users to be able to choose a SkinID at runtime.
I have a theme with a default gridview skin and a custom skin.
There are 2 buttons on a Control that I was hoping I could use to
switch the SkinID, but it appears it's not that easy to do during
runtime.

Here is the code I tried to use

protected void imgBtnDefaultColour_Click(object sender,
ImageClickEventArgs e)
{

gvReqListing.SkinID = "";

}
protected void imgBtnSecondColour_Click(object sender,
ImageClickEventArgs e)
{
gvReqListing.SkinID = "gvWebPart";

}

and the error message that I received

The 'SkinId' property cannot be changed dynamically if Page has a
stylesheet theme. For dynamic controls, set the property before calling
ApplyStyleSheetSkin().

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.